Cricket Australia take no further action over Moeen Ali 'Osama' allegations

Cricket Australia (CA) has completed its investigation into claims Moeen Ali was racially taunted during the 2015 Ashes in England.

CA said there was no new evidence to encourage a report into the alleged incident, with Moeen claiming he was vilified when he was called "Osama" - in reference to executed terrorist Osama bin Laden - during the Cardiff Test.

In that match - the first of the 2015 series - Moeen made 77 in the first innings, and took five wickets for the match as England won by 169 runs en route to regaining the urn.

"I was amused when I heard that for there is a world of difference between the words 'Osama' and 'part-timer'. Although I couldn’t have mistaken 'part-timer' for 'Osama', obviously I had to take the player's word for it, though for the rest of the match I was angry."